Fun against the Cubs comes to crashing conclusion
By HAL McCOY The Cincinnati Reds dance party against the Chicago Cubs ended Saturday afternoon with a late game fizzle, like a firecracker with its wick dipped in water. After building leads of 5-0, 7-2 and 7-4, the Reds gave up four runs in the eighth inning and lost, 8-7. Thus endeth their fun against […]
Reds’ mastery over the Cubs continues, 3-2
By HAL McCOY What the Cincinnati Reds are doing recently to the Chicago Cubs is mindful of a line from the movie ‘Network’ — “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore.” For the past several seasons, the Cubs have treated the Reds like the early version of the Bad News […]
What will the Reds Do at the Trade Deadline?
By HAL McCOY As the Cincinnati Reds continue to win more games than they lose and with the non-waivers trade deadline 27 days away, member of the front office have to be scratching their scalps and asking, “What to do, what to do?” By beating the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, on the Fourth of July […]
Ugly 12th-inning errors doom Reds in loss to Chisox
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — This was a game that should have belonged to Billy Hamilton and the Cincinnati Reds. Hands down. Instead, after 12 innings that covered 4 hours and 36 minutes, it belonged to the Chicago White Sox, 12-8. The 12th inning? On the ugly meter with a scale of 1 to 10, […]
India signs for $5.3 million and is ready to roll
By Hal McCoy CINCINNATI — As a large media swarm broke up Tuesday afternoon in the Cincinnati Reds dugout, assistant pitching coach Ted Power said, “How come I didn’t get this kind of attention when I was a fifth-round draft pick?” That’s easy, Ted. You are a fifth round pick and the object of the […]
This time Blandino doesn’t ‘take one’ and the Reds benefit
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — For the past couple of weeks, Cincinnati Reds utility player Alex Blandino has earned a couple of behind-the-back nicknames: The Gaper or The Looker. That’s because it seemed nearly every time he came to bat he was called out on strikes — caught looking or caught gaping. That wasn’t the […]
Gennett wants to win more than make the All-Star team
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — When Scooter Gennett awoke Monday morning, even before his first cup of coffee, his wife greeted him with, “You’re now second in the All-Star balloting.” Gennett’s reaction? A soft, non-celebratory and almost ho-hum, “Oh, great.” As anybody who has watched Gennett in a Cincinnati Reds uniform the last year-and-a-half, personal […]
Harvey, Peraza put on a big show as Reds rip Brewers
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta, a 22-year-old rookie from the Dominican Republic, walked to the Great American Ball Park mound Sunday afternoon with a 3-and-0 record and a 1.59 earned run average. For a kid who had never pitched in Triple-A and pitched in only 13 Double-A games before this […]
McCoy: Hughes has a bat, but will stick to his sinker
By HAL McCOY CINCINNATI — Jared Hughes was ready and willing, if not able, when Cincinnati Reds manager Jim Riggleman arrived to the clubhouse Sunday morning. Hughes had a new Louisville Slugger baseball bat with his name emblazoned on the barrel leaning against his locker. “What do you think? Michael Lorenzen inspired me,” said Hughes. […]